Global Patent Index - EP 2414685 A1

EP 2414685 A1 20120208 - RESERVOIR-BUFFERED MIXERS AND REMOTE VALVE SWITCHING FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES

Title (en)

RESERVOIR-BUFFERED MIXERS AND REMOTE VALVE SWITCHING FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES

Title (de)

RESERVOIRGEPUFFERTE MISCHER UND FERNGESTEUERTE VENTILUMSCHALTUNG FÜR MIKROFLUIDISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN

Title (fr)

MÉLANGEURS À RÉSERVOIR TAMPON ET COMMUNICATION DE SOUPAPES À DISTANCE POUR DISPOSITIFS MICROFLUIDIQUES

Publication

EP 2414685 A1 20120208 (EN)

Application

EP 10759314 A 20100330

Priority

  • US 2010029272 W 20100330
  • US 16475609 P 20090330

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010114858A1] The present invention relates generally to the control of fluid flow rate and direction on a microfluidic device. In particular, the present invention provides an integrated valveless microfluidic device, where directional fluid control is controlled using off-chip remote valve switching and fluid flow rate changes are controlled using on-chip flow-rate changing fluid reservoirs. The present invention provides methods and systems for directional fluid control and control of fluid flow rate in an integrated microfluidic device which enables processes with different flow rates to be performed on one device without the need of on-chip valves.

IPC 8 full level

B01L 3/00 (2006.01); F15C 3/00 (2006.01); F15C 5/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01L 3/502738 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 3/502746 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 35/1097 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 7/52 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2200/143 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2200/146 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2200/147 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/0861 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/0883 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/1822 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/1827 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2300/1838 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/06 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/0688 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/082 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/084 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 2035/00237 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010114858A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010114858 A1 20101007; EP 2414685 A1 20120208; US 2012077260 A1 20120329

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2010029272 W 20100330; EP 10759314 A 20100330; US 201013262570 A 20100330